“I hired Laura into our team as an internal transfer at Amazon, and very quickly she became a core contributor to our space. Laura is a remarkable UX designer, and her presence was a huge asset to our team. She ramped up very quickly and supported multiple large and complex initiatives, from overseeing creator coaching tools and building mechanisms to allow other teams to contribute to them, to improving user journeys for onboarding and discovery experiences. When we lost some of our research resources due to layoffs, Laura quickly stepped in and became our go-to person for any user research needs, supporting other designers with guidance and comprehensive reports, and showcasing her commitment to the team's success.
Laura has a growth mindset that pushes her to be a proactive, action-oriented professional who excels at building trust with her stakeholders. Her positive attitude and ability to uplift the team create a motivating work environment for everyone around her. We will miss her deeply in the creator team and would love to work with her again in the future.”

— Noa Dvoskin, Senior Design Manager, Creator Space at Amazon and Laura’s direct manager.

“Laura is a thoughtful, thorough user experience designer who takes a truly holistic approach to solving problems. She enthusiastically tackles every situation and consistently over-delivers.
Recently, she voluntarily and proactively conducted an internal design research program to uncover unmet needs of our team; she output her findings in an executive deck to address not just organizational issues that were impacting her directly, but that also sought to systematically solve widespread nuanced problems that her teammates were experiencing. This was all in ADDITION TO her everyday work.
Do not hesitate to add Laura to your team. She’ll start adding value on day one.”

— Lee Billington, Head of Design at NAX and Laura’s direct manager at FIS Impact Labs.

“Laura is a star. At CPB, our UX Team balances product design, user research, visual design, advertising, and a host of other adjacent disciplines. It's a huge challenge to wear all those hats simultaneously, see a bigger picture, and all the while, responding to tough client requests/restrictions. However, Laura does it in style. She's brought the discipline of modern UX/Product Research to CPB, and gone beyond the work itself to help educate our group about best practices. Most importantly is her integrity and positivity. She's a fun person, and understands that at the end of the day, people & relationships come first.”

— Charles Gallant, Principal Designer at Sierra Space and Laura’s direct manager at Crispin Porter Bogusky.

“Laura is an outstanding UX professional. I hired Laura in March 2020 to lead UX efforts on our new product suite (which Laura helped architect from scratch), including the design of new mobile and web surface areas. It did not take long for her to settle in, with Laura quickly distinguishing herself as a subject matter expert with an undeniable passion for her work. Her designs reflect a clean, aesthetic approach and were always supported by rationale that was grounded in sound research. Equally impressive was Laura's ability to balance data-driven design with best practices and common sense.

Laura also proved to be an excellent team player, with a proactive focus on developing creative solutions in order to help the business however she could. As a result, I've been able to confidently assign Laura to a wide variety of projects, including several outside her core domain (where she thrived nonetheless).

Laura is tirelessly energetic, talented, and a pleasure to work with. She'd be an absolute asset to any organization looking for a talented UX leader and I recommend her highly!”

— Stephen Westerfield, President at Droplit and Laura’s direct manager at Episense.

“Laura is a fantastic teammate, collaborator, and communicator who truly brings her whole self — her passions and talents — to work. She's also an incredibly hard-worker, excelling at taking vague direction and aggressively executing a plan while keeping tons of details straight. We benefited immensely from her ability to intrepidly dig up insightful research conclusions that greatly contributed to creating successful experiences for our users. I'd love to work with Laura again, and any team would be lucky to have her.”

— Tori Lund-Funkhouser, Vice President of Product at PeopleGrove and Laura’s direct manager.

“Any company would be lucky to have Laura on their team. She takes great pride in her work, always going above and beyond. While at PeopleGrove, Laura embodied our values, especially Be Curious and Build Transformative Experiences. More specifically, she was adept at gathering customer and user insights and translating those insights into action, ultimately great products. Laura was one of the most hard-working and dedicated people on the team. She was always open to feedback and looking to improve. Her positivity is infectious. She's able to motivate others, build consensus, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, while having fun doing it.”

— Adam Saven, CEO and Co-Founder at PeopleGrove

“Laura is an exceptional person to work with. When Life.io hired Laura full-time, her first project was to design the prototype for a new financial wellness app under an extremely tight deadline and she knocked it out of the park—delivering a visually clean, user-friendly, intuitive mobile experience. As her manager, I am continually impressed with her eagerness and capacity to learn new concepts, methodologies, and tools, to take direction easily and work independently under that direction, and to turn in well-considered, high-quality creative work. In the past year, Laura has been mastering the key concepts of front-end code, the principles of component-driven design, and how to design for accessibility (color blindness, screen-readers, and keyboard navigation), as well as deepening her proficiency with Sketch and InVision. What must also be said, is that Laura is simply a wonderful person to know and have on the team. She brings positive energy and enthusiasm to every call, ideation session, and project. She is always ready to pitch in, go the extra mile, and support her teammates. She is an excellent communicator, bringing both kindness and directness into every conversation. It is a joy to work with her on a daily basis.”

— Molly Morgan Black, Vice President of Product and Senior Engineer at Life.io and Laura’s direct manager.

“I had the opportunity to work with Laura at Life.io and was impressed with her performance from day 1. Laura approached every task she was given with enthusiasm, thoughtfulness and a dedication to quality. She paid special attention the the design standards already established at Life.io and was able to follow and build on them. As a remote employee, Laura was able to manage her time very well, and strike a balance between individual contributions and expanding her skills in html and css. Laura faced some unique challenges at Life.io as many senior members of the design team transitioned out of the organization. Laura handled this challenge gracefully and stepped up to take on an increased level of responsibility. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Laura again, and I know she will be a valuable addition to the next team she chooses to join.”

— Gabrielle DeWitt, Senior Software Engineer at NationBuilder

“About six months into Laura's tenure, our senior lead UX Designer left the company. We were so pleased with Laura's work that we offered her a full-time position as our lead UX and Product designer. Since transitioning into that role, Laura has continued to grow as a designer and to successfully take on more complex assignments, ranging from modernizing our brand and color palette to designing our mobile app and financial wellbeing module, to completely rethinking our user flow. 

In addition to Laura's outstanding design work, she has been an absolute pleasure to work with. Laura is the type of person who brings energy and fun into every conversation. Her positive and open-minded attitude, along with her eagerness to take on new challenges, really sets her apart.”

— Jon Cooper CEO and Co-Founder at Life.io